The Uncanny Counter is a K-drama that first came out in 2020. With the second season's release, the craze for the show has returned. If you're new to the series, you may be wondering what is The Uncanny Counter about.
In this article, we'll be talking about The Uncanny Counter and how it was able to win the hearts of its viewers from the start.
What Is The Uncanny Counter About?
The Uncanny Counter is an ongoing K-drama that follows the story of four demon hunters. The show is based on Amazing Rumor, a Kakao webtoon written by Jang Yi.
Both the TV series and the webtoon follows a group of unlikely heroes as they awaken from a coma to become a powerful demon hunter going through the streets of the fictional Jungjin.
In the second season of the show, the group welcomed a fifth member as the need to catch more evil spirits arises.
Together, they need to stop the evil spirits from leveling up every time they commit a murder. Once they catch these evil spirits, they must summon them so they can be sent back to the afterlife, where they belong.
Who Are the Counters?
We have a full article explaining Counters and what their powers are in the show. But in this article, we'll be talking about the Counters themselves and how they became one.
So Mun
So Mun (played by Jo Byeong-kyu) is an 18-year-old high school student with a disability. He lost his parents in a car accident when he was young, which forced him to live with his grandparents. The car accident also caused him to be reliant on his crutches.
After a Counter got killed by an evil spirit, the spirit leader from Yung, Wi-gen, went inside his body. This made him a unique Counter since he was the only one who was awake when the Yung spirit entered his body.
When he became a Counter, he proved to be the most powerful out of the group. He gained superhuman speed, psychometry, and can sense evil spirits that enter the Territory.
More importantly, So Mun earned psychokinesis and the ability to summon the Territory at will.
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Ga Mo-tak
Played by Yoo Jun-sang, Ga Mo-tak has been a Counter for over a decade. In the first season of the show, he became a Counter without any memory of his life before that.
The only thing he knew about his past life was that he was in a near-fatal fall that led to him falling into a coma. Gi-ran possessed him and allowed him, which allowed him to become a Counter with superhuman strength and psychometry powers.
Towards the end of the first season, Mo-tak was able to earn back his memory. He also realized that his accident was connected to the car crash that killed So Mun's parents.
Do Ha-na
Kim Se-jeong stars in The Uncanny Counter as the tough Do Ha-na. Before she became a counter, she was a typical high schooler with a crush.
Unfortunately, her entire family was poisoned and she fell into a coma. Her body was possessed by Woo-sik, which allowed her to gain her powers.
Apart from superhuman strength and psychometry, Ha-na is able to sense evil spirits and read and enter memories when she touches someone.
Chu Mae-ok
Yeom Hye-ran is part of the original group of Counters and is called Chu Mae-ok. Before becoming a Counter, she was a photographer. But more importantly, Mrs. Chu is a mother.
Unfortunately, her son, Su-ho, met an untimely death. He met his fate as one of the Yung spirits. He chose to possess his mother when she met a coma.
Apart from having healing abilities, Mrs. Chu makes really good noodles at Eonni's Noodles, where the Counters work when they're not fighting evil spirits.
Choi Jang-mul
Choi Jang-mul (played by Ahn Suk-hwan) is a retired Counter who owns Jangmul Retail.
He is known to be the first Counter in Korea, who also happens to be a chaebol. Because of this, he is able to support the Counters' expenses and provide them with the training grounds they require to train.
Even though he is already retired, Jang-mul still has his powers and is able to help the group when needed.
Na Jeok-bong
In the second season of The Uncanny Counter, the group welcomes a fifth member: Na Jeok-bong (played by Yoo In-soo).
Since he is a new Counter, he is clumsy and unfamiliar with everything. After hitting his nose, he suddenly gained the ability to sniff out evil spirits.
This proves to be a very useful gift to Jeok-bong as they fight the cunning evil spirits in the second season.
These are the Counters in Jungjin. There are other Counters based in other countries.
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